Science

Barnacle (Balanus glandula), also known as ‘cirripede’, is an arthropod of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and is thus related to crabs and…

Metatorbernite is a mineral Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.8H2O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of copper and uranium containing less water than torbernite. It is a radioactive phosphate mineral…

Deep Learning, also known as ‘deep structured learning’, is a “machine learning” subfield that is concerned with algorithms inspired by the brain’s structure and a…

Zinc pest, also known as zinc rot, is a destructive, intercrystalline corrosion process of zinc alloys containing lead impurities. In metallurgy, it is a problem…

Zamak is an alloy of four metals (zinc, aluminum, magnesium, and copper). It also is known as Zamac is a family of alloys with a…

Wet storage stain describes the white, generally powder-like substance that can form on the surface of a galvanized article. It is a type of zinc…

Gallium is a chemical element with the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. It is a blue-gray metal with an orthorhombic crystalline structure; very pure…

Potassium bicarbonate is a solid, crystalline, slightly alkaline, and salty material which is also known as potassium hydrogen carbonate or potassium acid carbonate. This is…

Nickel brass, (also known as German silver), is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. It is a gold-colored copper-zinc-nickel alloy. The usual formulation…

Sheffield plate is a copper-plated with silver by rolling and edging with silver film and ribbon, especially as produced in Sheffield between 1760 and 1840.…

Coal is a heterogeneous, carbonaceous rock formed by the natural decomposition of plant matter at elevated temperature and pressure in the earth’s crust. Coal dust…

Solderability refers to how easy a metal is to solder to. It is defined as the ability of a metal to be wetted by molten…